Guide for Ancillary Revenue and a la Carte Pricing - 2009
Price: $449

Summary:
IdeaWorks has followed the success of the first-ever guide on the topic of ancillary revenue with a second edition for 2009. The 145-page Guide to Ancillary Revenue and a la Carte Pricing is the result of research, interviews and analysis conducted during 2009 on a la carte pricing, commission-based services and frequent flier activities. The Worldwide Review of Ancillary Revenue Statistics has become a highly anticipated feature of the guide. IdeaWorks analyzed financial statements from 92 airlines to develop a picture of ancillary revenue activity by carriers worldwide. Of the 92 airlines, 35 reported revenue breakdowns identifying ancillary activities. The guide includes “what-works-best” and “how-to-do-it” sections that describe how airlines can maximize ancillary revenue based upon leading carriers in Europe, North America, and Africa:

Description of Contents:

• The a la Carte Handbook
  
• Successful Airlines Will Focus on These Five Strategies
  
• Building a Better Revenue Aware Airline
  
• How to be Better than Ryanair
  
• United and SAS Use a la Carte Pricing – You Can Too
  
• Lessons Learned from Lodging
  
• Tales from the Ancillary Revenue Front – Executive Interviews

Available for immediate PDF download: www.AirlineInformation.org/guide

Transatlantic Reward Availability Guide - March 2009
Price: $1,800

Summary:
The 53-page Transatlantic Reward Availability Guide answers the question, “Which airlines offer the most online availability for transatlantic reward travel?” IdeaWorks made 6,400 booking queries at the websites of five US-based airlines and five Europe-based airlines during the latter half of January 2009. The same sets of travel dates, which spanned April through November 2009, were used for all queries. The queries were made for the largest passenger-carrying routes of each airline. The result is a first-ever look into online reward availability differences among ten transatlantic airlines: Air France/KLM, American, British Airways, Delta/Northwest, Continental, Iberia, United, Scandinavian Airlines, and US Airways.

Description of Contents:

• Research and Commentary (How airlines manage reward seats and the logistical influences on reward availability)
  
• Airline rankings: 1) Family Summer Reward Travel, 2) Top Reward Airport Pairs, 3) Smaller Market Travel, and 4) Non-Summer Reward Travel.
  
• Complete statistical analysis for each of the ten airlines; the guide contains 42 data tables and 15 graphs.
  
• Peak and off-peak trend analysis for each carrier.
  
• Matrix displaying the results of the 640 booking queries made at each website.
  

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Airline Reward Availability Guide - May 2008
Price: $1,000

Summary:
IdeaWorks has created a first-ever 45-page guide on the topic of reward seat availability. Booking data collected for the guide is based upon more than 5,000 online booking queries made via airline websites during April and May 2008. 640 booking queries were made at each airline website to create a matrix of results based on these attributes: top 20 reward travel markets, family and couple travelers, summer and non summer travel dates, hub-based travelers, and travelers residing in smaller markets. The guide analyzes these top 8 US airlines: Alaska, American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, United, and US Airways.

Description of Contents

• Research analysis and commentary to include the growth of mileage liability and which programs offer the most reward flight options.
  
• Airline rankings: 1) Family Summer Reward Travel, 2) Top Reward Airport Pairs, 3) Smaller Market Travel, and 4) Non Summer Reward Travel.
  
• Complete statistical analysis for each of the eight airlines.
  
• Top 25 reward markets and the percentage of seats provided for free travel.
  
• Eight years historical trend reporting on reward activity and airline seat capacity.
  
• Matrix displaying the results of the 640 booking queries made at each website.

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Ancillary Revenue Guide - 2008
Price: $299

Summary:
The original 2008 Ancillary Revenue Guide is also available for sale on AirlineInformation.org. This 147-page groundbreaking publication by IdeaWorks is the most comprehensive source of airline ancillary revenue information up to mid-2008.

Description of Contents:

• The Handbook of the Ancillary Revenue Movement
  
• Analysis of Worldwide Airline Activity with Latest Statistics
  
• Best Practices: Ryanair, Allegiant, JetStar, Air Canada, SkyEurope, Kulula, and Delta.
  
• Executive Interviews
  
• Vendor Guide

Available for immediate PDF download: www.AirlineInformation.org/guide